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Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH ... 94-100% sp for CTEPH ... Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty ... karanpdesai #cteph ... management #algorithm #cardiology
In-stent Restenosis vs In-stent Thrombosis
 • In-stent Restenosis: Re-narrowing or blockage of a previously-treated artery by
Restenosis vs In-stent Thrombosis ... artery by coronary angioplasty ... • In-stent Thrombosis ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Microvascular thrombosis ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... Pulmonary-Artery Angioplasty ... pulmonary-artery thrombosis
Deep Vein Thrombosis Ultrasound Pocket Card
Deep Vein Thrombosis Scanning Sites:
 • Common Femoral Vein 
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Deep Vein Thrombosis ... Card Deep Vein Thrombosis ... #DeepVein #Thrombosis ... #DVT #pocus #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #radiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Venous/arterial thrombosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Table
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
Related to Stent Thrombosis ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Myocardial
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
• DDx: BO, CTEPH ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonbacterial thrombotic ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Causes of MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Ischemia: 
 • Coronary thrombosis & rapid clot
• Coronary thrombosis ... MINOCA #Causes #diagnosis ... differential #workup #cardiology
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
pressure; TiMi, thrombosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology